Wedde

Wedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the municipality Westerwolde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten.

Wedde
Village
Church of Wedde in 2008
Wedde
Location in the province of Groningen the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total585[1]
Postal code
9698[2]
Area code(s)0597[3]
ISO 3166 codeNL-GR

History

Wedde was a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form Bellingwedde.[4] The new name Bellingwedde is a contraction of Bellingwolde and Wedde. In 2018, it became part of the new municipality of Westerwolde.

Geography

Wedde is located at 53°4′12″N 7°4′34″E (53.07, 7.08) centeṛ̣ west of the municipality Westerwolde, in the east of the province Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. Wedde is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) in the district (Dutch: wijk) of Blijham.

Demographics

As of 2017, Wedde has a population of 585.[1]

Culture

The Wedderborg is a borg (castle) in the village.

References
  1. CBS Statline
  2. (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Wedde,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  3. (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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